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Millions Leaving SAVE Could Still Owe $0 Per Month — But Most Haven’t Run The Numbers
Millions Leaving SAVE Could Still Owe $0 Per Month — But Most Haven’t Run The Numbers

More than 7 million student loan borrowers are being pushed off the SAVE plan in the next few months, and for many, the anxiety is real: after nearly…

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Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Can’t Cancel Grants Over New Agency Priorities
Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Can’t Cancel Grants Over New Agency Priorities

Federal agencies cannot terminate grants simply because a new administration decides the money no longer matches its priorities, a federal judge rule…

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Education Department Asks Court To Toss Final Lawsuit Blocking SAVE Plan Shutdown
Education Department Asks Court To Toss Final Lawsuit Blocking SAVE Plan Shutdown

The Justice Department told a federal judge on July 14 that the last active lawsuit trying to stop the SAVE plan shutdown should be dismissed. They a…

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DOJ Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Harvard’s $630 Million In China-Based Funding
DOJ Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Harvard’s $630 Million In China-Based Funding

The Justice Department announced Monday that it is investigating whether Harvard University's financial aid practices discriminate against American s…

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Gallup: Americans’ Confidence In Higher Education Falls To 38% As AI Doubts Grow
Gallup: Americans’ Confidence In Higher Education Falls To 38% As AI Doubts Grow

Americans' confidence in higher education slipped to 38% this year, down from 42% in 2025, according to the new Lumina Foundation-Gallup Confidence i…

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Common Sense Media Rates Google AI Search An “Unacceptable Risk” For Kids
Common Sense Media Rates Google AI Search An “Unacceptable Risk” For Kids

Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute has given Google Search's AI Overview and AI Mode its lowest possible rating (an "unacceptable risk" f…

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IRS Data: Families Paid Just $464 On Average In 529 Plan Penalties
IRS Data: Families Paid Just $464 On Average In 529 Plan Penalties

New IRS data shows that the dreaded 529 plan penalty is far less common, and far less painful, than most families fear.

According to the IRS Statistic…

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Nelnet FAQ Signals Department Of Education Cut SAVE Exit Timeline By 3 Months
Nelnet FAQ Signals Department Of Education Cut SAVE Exit Timeline By 3 Months

Nelnet has quietly revised its end-of-SAVE-plan FAQ to shorten its notice timeline: every 90-day notice from the servicer will now go out by the end …

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How Employers Can Contribute $2,500 To Trump Accounts
How Employers Can Contribute $2,500 To Trump Accounts

Employer contributions to Trump Accounts become legal on July 4, 2026 — one year to the day after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act created the new chil…

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New Department of Education Rule Makes Accreditors Prove Degrees Are Worth The Cost
New Department of Education Rule Makes Accreditors Prove Degrees Are Worth The Cost

The job hasn't changed, but the degree required to get it has. Over the past three decades, one profession after another has raised its educational e…

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